PREVENTION OF ALIENATION AND RESTORATION OF ALIENATED TRIBAL LAND

Article 46 of the constitution places an obligation upon States to promote the interests of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and protect them from social injustice and all forms of exploitation.There is a major concentration of tribal population in Bihar,Jharkhand,Madhya Pradesh,Chattisgarh,Orissa,Andhra Pradesh,Rajasthan and West Bengal,apart from the north eastern States.

State goverment have accepted the policy of prohibiting transfer of land from tribals to non-tribals and restoration of alienated land to tribals.States with large tribal populations have enacted laws prohibiting alienation of tribal lands and promoting restoration of alienated land. Though results have been forthcoming in efforts undertaken by different States for restoration of tribal lands,the task is yet to be completed.